Martín Darío Leiva (born 23 April 1980) is an Argentine professional

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player who plays for Boca Juniors of the

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and

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. He is 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, and he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Leiva debuted in the LNB (Argentine 1st Division) on 12 October 1997, playing for

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, against Independiente de General Pico. He played four seasons with Ferro, and then 6 with Boca Juniors in the top division. With Boca, he won the 2003–04 and 2006–07 seasons of the LNB. In 2007, he moved to

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to play for Autocid Ford Burgos, and the following season for

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, both in the LEB (Spanish 2nd Division). In 2009, he returned to Argentina, signing for

Peñarol de Mar del Plata Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol, Monte ...

. Upon his return, he helped the team win the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons of the LNB, as well as the 2009–10

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. On 30 September 2019, Leiva returned to Boca Juniors.

National team career

Leiva played with the junior national team of Argentina at the 1999

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. He has been a member of the senior men's

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. In 2011, he was selected by coach

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for the

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team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics on the US team.

References

External links

FIBA.com ProfileLatinBasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leiva, Martin 1980 births Living people Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boca Juniors basketball players Centers (basketball) Estudiantes Concordia basketball players Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players Obras Sanitarias basketball players Olympic basketball players for Argentina Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players Regatas Corrientes basketball players Basketball players from Buenos Aires Pan American Games competitors for Argentina